Flood control and canal systems throughout Southern Utah, 1917-1938

38-156 Kanarrah, Utah. March 10, 1938. Looking upstream at newly constructed check dams and diversion works at head of canal system. Old rubble masonry gravel control dam shown in distance. This dam has finally collapsed because of the fact that it was built on a gravel foundation. The basin filled to crest level with gravel and water pouring over the top for a series of years. In this way a deep hole was eroded below the dam. Finally a seep broke through underneath the dam and caused a portion of material to wash out under the structure from one end to the other, leaving it hanging in the air. It stood in that condition for one entire season, 1936, then finally collapsed by tipped upstream. There had been no binding at the end of the wall, so there was nothing to prevent the structure from collapsing in this summer. It is remarkable to note that the structure stood suspended for anentire [an entire] season without failing, and that it did not fail by virtue of any rupture in the structure itself. It merely left the wall by virtue of its own weight and lack of proper connections with the side walls of the canal. 33-105 Kannarah, Utah. March 1933. Flood Control Dam nearing completion to height of twenty feet. Note the method of passing rock up the gang plank to the top of the wall from which point they are carried into position. 33-104 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. View showing outlet through flood control dam. 33-108 and 109 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. Two views showing Relief Rolls workers building a flood relief structure at Kanarrah. Mixing concrete. (Good) 33-106 and 107 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. Relief Rolls workers building flood protection works. Carrying concrete into wall. 41-47 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. County Courthouse and Dixie Museum. L.M. Winsor attended district school on top floor of courthouse, in 1896. The year that Utah was admitted to the union. 41-48 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. Looking North on 1st East Street from intersection with 1st North Street at Sugar Loaf on top of Red Hill. 41-49 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. West end of Red Hill. Looking north towards home of Anson P. Winsor, Sr. 23-73 and 23-74 St. George, Utah. January 1923. Location: Top of City Dam. Two views of City Reservoir in hills east of St. George, under Cottonwood Canal, soon after construction of same. 23-75 St. George, Utah. 1923. Road near base of volcano. 23-76 St. George, Utah. 1923. Road leading out of Tokerville toward Andersons’ ranch. Millard County, Utah. April 1917. Artesian wells of Millard County, near Fillmore. (No negative) 26-304 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Bank below flood control barrier showing depth of deposit of sand from one flood some time in recent past. 26-305 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Channel below diversion wor-s on Chalk Creek below highway. The channel was filled level full before barrier was put in. 26-303 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Channel below diversion works on Chalk Creek below highway. This channel was filled level full before barrier was put in. 26-285 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek banks were raised below highway before 1924. 26-59 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek bank was raised below highway before 1924. 26-261 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Same as No. 26-259. 26-260 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek banks were raised below highway before 1924. 26-262 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Same as No. 26-260. 26-284 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Diversion works, Chalk Creek, below highway. In 1921-22-23-24 the creek filled with gravel to top of concrete. Since barrier was put in, channel has cleared itself. 20-18 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek, during high water showing gravel deposit. 20-19 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek below diversion canal, shown, had been filled with gravel to a point where it could carry not more until cleaned. 20-16 Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Chalk Creek before being place under control, showing high water in May, 1920, when stream was carrying large quantities of gravel. 20-17 Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Chalk Creek in operation during high water carrying large quantities of gravel. 20-3 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk creek below Main Street, at intake to Field’s Canal. Showing immense amount of gravel. 20-5 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek. General view of Chalk Creek below Main Street crossing. Note that bed fo [for] stream is higher than adjacent land. 20-1 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Location: Chalk Creek. Gravel banks made by scraping gravel out near intake to canal system during period of high water. 20-2 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Location: Chalk Creek below Main Street. Showing extent of overflow from Chalk Creek in the river near the fill one-half mile below Main Street. 20-8 and 20-8a Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Two views showing Clyde and Croft testing Mearioneauz well with air compressure outfit. 20-10 and 10a Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Measuring discharge from a well in Pavahant Valley below Fillmore. Water shown is being pumped from the well in the background by means of air-lift pump plant. 20-11 and 20-11a Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Two close-up views showing the measuring of discharge from a well in Pavahent Valley. Water shown is being pumped from the well in the background by means of an air-lift pumping plant. Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Another view of air testing equipment in operation. Millard County. 20-4 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Location: Chalk Creek. A rectangular weir on branch of Chalk Creek measuring the main flow of the stream. 20-6 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Arranging a temporary diversion during period of high water. Note huge quantity of gravel which had been scraped out of the canal. 20-9 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Clyde and Croft operating the air-lift pump outfit testing out the well west of Fillmore. 20-7 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Pumping a flowing well with compressed air. 20-14 and 14a Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Two views of air testing equipment for cleaning out and testing in their supply in deep wells, with George D. Clyde as operator. 30-95 Fillmore, Utah. July 1930 Showing barrier and heavy growth of underbrush above spillway after eight years of operation. 30-96 Fillmore, Utah. July 1930. Spillway in flood control barrier after eight years of successful operation. Photograph shows effect of leak around end of spillway which had not properly maintained. 24-41 Fillmore, Utah. April 1924. Location: Gravel Control Barrier. View showing stilling bowl immediately before first high water season began. Note extent of stilling pool. 24-42 Fillmore, Utah. May 1924. Intake to field canals during high water period. Note evidence of excess gravel. 26-47 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Sprillway [Spillway] in gravel barrier. Showing conditions and end of fourth year of operation. 26-46 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. View of barrier from hill to north. 26-48 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing cut-off wall of concrete above timber and rock spillway. This wall of concrete and the sheet piling, as indicated, were installed to cut off seepage through wing walls. 23-38 Fillmore, Utah. June 1923. Location: Chalk Creek. View of diversion works below Main Street during spring high water. 23-37 and 37a Fillmore, Utah. December 1923. Spillway and barrier, soon after completion, in readiness for spring run-off. 24-43 and 24-43a Fillmore, Utah. April 1924. Two views looking down stream at barrier soon after completion before flood or high water action.

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38-156 Kanarrah, Utah. March 10, 1938. Looking upstream at newly constructed check dams and diversion works at head of canal system. Old rubble masonry gravel control dam shown in distance. This dam has finally collapsed because of the fact that it was built on a gravel foundation. The basin filled to crest level with gravel and water pouring over the top for a series of years. In this way a deep hole was eroded below the dam. Finally a seep broke through underneath the dam and caused a portion of material to wash out under the structure from one end to the other, leaving it hanging in the air. It stood in that condition for one entire season, 1936, then finally collapsed by tipped upstream. There had been no binding at the end of the wall, so there was nothing to prevent the structure from collapsing in this summer. It is remarkable to note that the structure stood suspended for anentire [an entire] season without failing, and that it did not fail by virtue of any rupture in the structure itself. It merely left the wall by virtue of its own weight and lack of proper connections with the side walls of the canal. 33-105 Kannarah, Utah. March 1933. Flood Control Dam nearing completion to height of twenty feet. Note the method of passing rock up the gang plank to the top of the wall from which point they are carried into position. 33-104 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. View showing outlet through flood control dam. 33-108 and 109 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. Two views showing Relief Rolls workers building a flood relief structure at Kanarrah. Mixing concrete. (Good) 33-106 and 107 Kanarrah, Utah. March 1933. Relief Rolls workers building flood protection works. Carrying concrete into wall. 41-47 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. County Courthouse and Dixie Museum. L.M. Winsor attended district school on top floor of courthouse, in 1896. The year that Utah was admitted to the union. 41-48 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. Looking North on 1st East Street from intersection with 1st North Street at Sugar Loaf on top of Red Hill. 41-49 St. George, Utah. March 2, 1941. West end of Red Hill. Looking north towards home of Anson P. Winsor, Sr. 23-73 and 23-74 St. George, Utah. January 1923. Location: Top of City Dam. Two views of City Reservoir in hills east of St. George, under Cottonwood Canal, soon after construction of same. 23-75 St. George, Utah. 1923. Road near base of volcano. 23-76 St. George, Utah. 1923. Road leading out of Tokerville toward Andersons’ ranch. Millard County, Utah. April 1917. Artesian wells of Millard County, near Fillmore. (No negative) 26-304 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Bank below flood control barrier showing depth of deposit of sand from one flood some time in recent past. 26-305 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Channel below diversion wor-s on Chalk Creek below highway. The channel was filled level full before barrier was put in. 26-303 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Channel below diversion works on Chalk Creek below highway. This channel was filled level full before barrier was put in. 26-285 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek banks were raised below highway before 1924. 26-59 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek bank was raised below highway before 1924. 26-261 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Same as No. 26-259. 26-260 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing height to which Chalk Creek banks were raised below highway before 1924. 26-262 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Same as No. 26-260. 26-284 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Diversion works, Chalk Creek, below highway. In 1921-22-23-24 the creek filled with gravel to top of concrete. Since barrier was put in, channel has cleared itself. 20-18 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek, during high water showing gravel deposit. 20-19 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek below diversion canal, shown, had been filled with gravel to a point where it could carry not more until cleaned. 20-16 Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Chalk Creek before being place under control, showing high water in May, 1920, when stream was carrying large quantities of gravel. 20-17 Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Chalk Creek in operation during high water carrying large quantities of gravel. 20-3 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk creek below Main Street, at intake to Field’s Canal. Showing immense amount of gravel. 20-5 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Chalk Creek. General view of Chalk Creek below Main Street crossing. Note that bed fo [for] stream is higher than adjacent land. 20-1 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Location: Chalk Creek. Gravel banks made by scraping gravel out near intake to canal system during period of high water. 20-2 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Location: Chalk Creek below Main Street. Showing extent of overflow from Chalk Creek in the river near the fill one-half mile below Main Street. 20-8 and 20-8a Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Two views showing Clyde and Croft testing Mearioneauz well with air compressure outfit. 20-10 and 10a Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Measuring discharge from a well in Pavahant Valley below Fillmore. Water shown is being pumped from the well in the background by means of air-lift pump plant. 20-11 and 20-11a Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Two close-up views showing the measuring of discharge from a well in Pavahent Valley. Water shown is being pumped from the well in the background by means of an air-lift pumping plant. Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Another view of air testing equipment in operation. Millard County. 20-4 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Location: Chalk Creek. A rectangular weir on branch of Chalk Creek measuring the main flow of the stream. 20-6 Fillmore, Utah. May 1920. Arranging a temporary diversion during period of high water. Note huge quantity of gravel which had been scraped out of the canal. 20-9 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Clyde and Croft operating the air-lift pump outfit testing out the well west of Fillmore. 20-7 Fillmore, Utah. July 1920. Pumping a flowing well with compressed air. 20-14 and 14a Fillmore, Utah. 1920. Two views of air testing equipment for cleaning out and testing in their supply in deep wells, with George D. Clyde as operator. 30-95 Fillmore, Utah. July 1930 Showing barrier and heavy growth of underbrush above spillway after eight years of operation. 30-96 Fillmore, Utah. July 1930. Spillway in flood control barrier after eight years of successful operation. Photograph shows effect of leak around end of spillway which had not properly maintained. 24-41 Fillmore, Utah. April 1924. Location: Gravel Control Barrier. View showing stilling bowl immediately before first high water season began. Note extent of stilling pool. 24-42 Fillmore, Utah. May 1924. Intake to field canals during high water period. Note evidence of excess gravel. 26-47 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Sprillway [Spillway] in gravel barrier. Showing conditions and end of fourth year of operation. 26-46 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. View of barrier from hill to north. 26-48 Fillmore, Utah. October 2, 1926. Showing cut-off wall of concrete above timber and rock spillway. This wall of concrete and the sheet piling, as indicated, were installed to cut off seepage through wing walls. 23-38 Fillmore, Utah. June 1923. Location: Chalk Creek. View of diversion works below Main Street during spring high water. 23-37 and 37a Fillmore, Utah. December 1923. Spillway and barrier, soon after completion, in readiness for spring run-off. 24-43 and 24-43a Fillmore, Utah. April 1924. Two views looking down stream at barrier soon after completion before flood or high water action.